The Developmental Psychobiology Lab’s (DPB lab) research focuses on early life influences on development. During pregnancy and the early postnatal years, environmental factors are more likely to exert programming, or long-term, effects on the child’s development. Our lab’s research includes three lines: first, influences of prenatal maternal mental wellbeing on children’s health and behavioural development; second, development of the physiological stress system in children, and its relation to behavioural and emotional regulation and physical health. And third, the development of the intestinal microbiota and its relation to children’s health, behavioural and emotion regulation, and physiological stress system.
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- We’re looking for a student assistant!Research focus The Developmental Psychobiology Lab, led by Prof. Dr. Carolina de Weerth, investigates how early life – specifically pregnancy and the early postnatal years – influences development throughout the lifespan. Research in the DPB lab focuses on: the…
- Symposium Beginnersgeluk was a big success!On April 13th we organized the symposium Beginnersgeluk. After more than a year of preparation it was time for our live (!) Symposium Beginnersgeluk – een goede start voor kind en ouder. We organized this day full of interesting…
- Interview UWV about parental leaveCarolina de Weerth was interviewed by the UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen) about the expansion of parental leave in the Netherlands. She believes that there should be more initiatives to make parental leave more accessible for both parents and employers. It…
- Symposium Beginnersgeluk – Een goede start voor kind en ouderEen goed begin is het halve werk, daar zijn wetenschap én praktijk het hartgrondig over eens. De periode vanaf de zwangerschap tot de leeftijd van twee jaar is cruciaal voor de ontwikkeling en latere gezondheidsuitkomsten van een kind. Daarom…
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